32:2 My teaching will drop like the rain,
my sayings will drip like the dew, 4
as rain drops upon the grass,
and showers upon new growth.
1 tn Heb “in the way in the way” (בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, baderekh baderekh). The repetition lays great stress on the idea of resolute determination to stick to the path. IBHS 116 §7.2.3c.
2 tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
4 tn Or “mist,” “light drizzle.” In some contexts the term appears to refer to light rain, rather than dew.